The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 31, 1896, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 10nn AUUUs MONTGOMERY'S LAST NIGHT, Visited by His Little Sister and Younger Brother Yesterday. HAS A RELIGIOUS TURN. Says No One Shall Call Him a Coward and That He Will Die Game. STILL PLAYS ON HIS FIDDLE. His Indifference Thought to Be a Species of Hysteria Which Will Collapse. ALBANY, Oz.. Jan. 30.—The prepar- ations for the execution of Lloyd Mont- gomery are completed. The scaffold was erected to-day and an inclosure sixteen feet high has been buil: around it. The execution will take place tq-morrow fore- noon, exact hour of which will not be known until midnight. The murderer's le sister, Eva, and younger brother, isited him in his cell to-day. His sister joined the church last Sunday, and the condemned man exacted a promise from his brother that he would also join the church. Headmonished him to profit by his example and be a good man. He wept bitterly at parting with them. The prisoner has become much inter- ested in the Salvation Army. Members of the army have visited him several times, and Montgomery says he likes their re- ligion. When seen in his cell last night he said he had made up his mind that he must die, and he is ready for it. He added: “No man can say that I am a coward. I will go to the gallows and die like a man. 1 would as soon be hanged to-night as on Friday.” He still adheres to the impossible story that he killed McKercher after the latter had killed his father and mother, and said he would tell the people on the gallows that he is innocent. While the noise of the workmen build- ing the scaffold could be plainly heard in the jail Montgomery sat complacently playing his fiddle. He remarked, *‘The Devil Among the Tailors’ is a good tune to keep a man’s courage up in an emergency like this. Those who think I will break down at the last will get fooled.” When talking to a reporter he smoked a cigar that had been handed to him with evident relish. It is believed, though, that on his short march to the gallows to-mor- row he will break down. His irdifference at present is termed a species of hysteria, very uncommon. e A SINGULAR COINCIDENCE. There Were to Have Been Four Oregon Murderers Executed To-Day. PORTLAND, Og., Jen. 30.—By a sin- gular coincidence of courts there were to have been four executions of Oregon mur- derers to-morrow. One of the number was caught, tried end convicted by the State of Washington, but nevertheless is a Southern Oregon criminal. Those who were to have paid the highest penalty ex- acted by law are Lloyd Montgomery, Sam- uel G. Brown, John Feister and Charles Asimus. One of the executions that will take place, however, is that of Charles Asimus, who will be hanged at 9:30 o’clock to-mor- row at Kalama, on the Washington side of the Columbia, near Portland. The crime for which Asimnus forfeits his life lling of Jack Greenwood at Cof- simus provoked & quarrel over and without provocation shot killed Greenwood., who had never tllrcamed that the man had murder in his heart. An attempt was made to have Asimus declared insane, but it failed. Ha tried to hang himself, but was prevented in that. Joiin Fiester, the Josephine County wife murderer, ed the gallows by b asylum at Salem. Fi head in a pool of water until she drowned, with their little chil- dren looking on. If Sam G. Brown, the Douglas County murderer, who broke jail, were caught he would be hanged to-morrow, but since his second escape from jail at Roseburg he seems to have eluded recapture so well that there is little likelihood he will be taken soon. Lloyd Montgomery. murderer of his parents azd Daniel McKercher at Browns- ville, completes the quartet. YOLD'S EX-SHERIFF SUED. Karl S. Whitfield Wants $10,000 Damages for False im- prisonment. Result of a Confession of His Mother- in-Law to Oakland’s Chief of Police. WOODLAND, Cax., Jan. 30.—The papers in the case of Karl S. Whitfield vs. ex- Sheriff D. H. Wyckoff of Yolo County, transferred from Calaveras County, were filed 1n the Superior Court of Yolo County yesterday. Suit is brought to recover dam- ages for $10,000. The defendant alleges false imprison- ment. He was arrested in Calaveras Coun- ty by ex-Sheriff Wyckoff on suspicion of being one of the counterfeiters who.mur- dered Louis Todhunter of Washington on the Sacramento River in April, 1893. Wakefield was in custody but a few days when he was released upon the arrival of young Moody of Oakland, who was with the murderer, and who was afterward cap- tured and turnea State’s evidence. Wakefield’s arrest was due to a confes- sion by his mother-in-law, made to the Chief of Police of Oakland, charging him with complicity in the crime. The arrest was made in Calaveras County by Sheriff Ben Thorn, who wired the Yolo County official to come and get the suspect. At the time of the arrest it was not the opinion of Wyckoff that Wakefield was the man wanted. During his incarceration here he was treated with due consideration, and upon his release was furnished with trans- portation to San Andreas. Several years ago the plaintiff was ar- rested on suspicion of being implicated in the murder of an old man in Alameda County, but the evidence addaced would not justify a conviction. Mr. Wyckoff has no fears as to the out- come of the trial, and believes that he con- formed strictly with his official duties. The attorneys for the plaintiff are E. Solinsky of San Andreas and Hon. R. Clark of Woodland. Bd K, Gaddis of this City will look after Wvckoff's interests. g e REDWOOD CITY DPRUGGIST DEAD. He Leaves a Large Family and an Estate Valued at $44,000. REDWOOD CITY, Caiwn, Jan. 30— Thomas Miller Edwards, the San Fran- cisco druggist, who since quite early times kept the drugstore at the northeast corner | of Kearny and Jackson streets, and who | afterward became vroprietor of the Inter- national Hotel, died in 8an Mateo on the 15th inst. Deceased left an estate valued at $44,000. Of that amount $25,000 is repre- sented by real estate in San Francisco, and about $19,000 by real estate in the town of San Mateo. There is also some money in San Francisco banks. About eight or nine years ago Mr. Edwards became an investor in real estate at San Mateo, where his wife and six children now reside. Mrs. Annie Edwards, his widow, is named as executrix in the will, and she is the sole legatee and devisee. Thursday, February 20, is the day ap- | pointed for proving the will. Fisher Ames of San Francisco is the attorney for petitioner, L S o Eureka Wants an Inter-County Road. EUREKA, Car, Jan. 30. — Marsden Manson, chairman of the Bureau on High- ways, addressed to-day before the Super- visors an eager audience of business men on the fundamental principles of road building. He advocated immediate con- struction of an inter-county road which would terminate at Red Bluff, from where access to a large district could be obtained for produce. He left on this evening's overland for Del Norte County. HOODLUNS AT CARSDR, Residence of a Witness in the Mint Case Stoned and the Windows Smashed. Shock and Fright Nearly Caused the Death of Mrs. Langevin, an Invalid. CARSON, Ngv., Jan. 30.—A gang of | boodlums threw stones last night at Joseph Langevin’s house, two of them smashing through the window and strik- ing the other side of the room. One of them barely missed his little daughter, a THE MURDER TRIAL AT SACRAMENTO, Pathetic Story Told by the Accused of His Woes. A SENSATION IN COURT. Counsel for Defense Expect to Secure an Acquittal With- out Effort. SAY THE CASE IS A SIMPLE ONE Many Witnesses Testify to the Uni- versal Good Character of the Prisoner. SBACRAMENTO, Car., Jan. 30.—The Christ trial is finished as faras the intro- | duction of testimony is concerned, and all that remains to be done before the twelve men chosen to decide what measure shall be meted out to the man who acted as exe- cutioner on i\ » woman who for eight long years had beea his loved and honored wife is to iisten to the arguments of coun- sel in the case. All the old habitues of the courts unite in declaring that there cannot possibly be a conviction procured, and they seem equelly divided in declaring that it will be a verdict of acquittal or the jury will dis- agree. Christ himself took the stand this after- noon, and his testimony is tersely em- bodied in the opening address of counsel for the defense, who said the story of the defense is a very simple one. It is the history of a husband who loved his wife devotediy—a man who so Joved the woman he had married that self was completely lost sight of. He then reviewed the circumstances of i TRENMCOR COFFIN OF CARSON, NEVADA. [From a photograph.] pretty little miss of abouyv 11 years. The shock and fright nearly caused Mrs. Langevin’s death, she being an invalid. 1f the culprits can be detected they will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. These persecutions of Langevin have con- tinued ever since he testified regarding the | money paid him in the Heney trial. The | evident purpose is to force him to leave the city; but he says he knows who threw the rocks, and will bring the matter before the Grand Jury. Nothing has yet been done in the Coffin contempt case, and it is surmised that the Government will make no move in the matter until after the Jones trial, as such a course would cause the disbarment of Jones’ attorney if he were convicted, and deprive Jones of his services. It will therefore come up before the Grand Jury after the Jones trial. i -SSR DEMOCRATS TO MEET. Chairman Gould Will Call the State Cen- tral Committee Together. STOCKTON, CaL., Jan. 20.—Chairman Gould of the Democratic State Central | Committee will soon issue a call for a| meeting of that committee. The date, however, will depend upon the decision of | the Supreme Court in reference to the | primary election law passed by the last | Legislature, the validity of which is being | inguired into by that tribunal., If the court should decide in favor of the new | law it will be necessary to call the Demo- cravic State Central Comimittee together about February 22, to prepare for the primaries in March. If this decision is not reached by the SBupreme Court it will not be necessary to bring the members to- gether 50 soon. Governor Budd does not seem to be in the confidence of Chairman Gould at all nowadays, and- the coolness between the two is marked. Mr. Gould says the ru- mors that he was attempting to run things with a high hand at Agnews were started by Budd’s friends. gl AFTER THE SANTA CRUZ BATTLE. The Smoke Partially Cleared Away, but Peace Not Fully Restored. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., Jan. 30.—The newspaper war cloud lifted slightly to-day, yet the engagements of yesterday furnish the leading topic of streat conversation. Ed Braun, the Record editor, de- manded a jury tridl in Justice Gardner’s court, and the verdict acquitted him of disturbing the peace. The witnesses tes- tified that the citizens who were in the vicinity of the battleground appeared highly amused. Hence the verdict. Francis will appear to-morrow to answer to the same charge of disturbing the peace. The preliminary hearing of ¥rancis on the charge of assault with a deadly weapon, growing out of the second conflict with raun, is also set for to-morrow. e Mrs. Hart having shown Christ the letter which bis wife had written to another man and which proved her infidelity. He also said that he would prove that upon that afternoon Mrs. Hart had shown him other letters in which his wife stated to her lover (Hart) that since she had met bim her husband had grown repuisive to her. Armed with this terrible knowledze he { had gone home that night, and after sup- per he had said to his wife with beads of agony standing out upon his forehead : “My God, Emma, you have deceived me. I have seen those letters which you wrote to Hart, in which you said that yon | love him. My God, you say that since you met Hart I have grown repulsive to you, Emma.” “This is what we will show,” continued defendant’s counsel, “and we will show that when this man with his whole soul rent with the agony of the moment said | these things to his wife at him. ““We will then show that this man, who had been so terribly wronged by this women that he loved, seized his revolver and thatall became a blank to him. He does not know what happened then. His brain reeled, and he was at once in a trance.’ During the address the courtroom was she laughed so still that had it not been for the voice | of the speaker the dropping of a pin could have been heard. The sensation which had been expected had been sprung. in relating his sad history Christ said: ““When I told Emma of the letters I had read and accused her of not loving me any more my wife laughed and said, sneer- ingly: ‘Well, what if [ don’t? What are you going to do about it?’ ““When she said this 1t was just as if something had struck me on the head and made me unconscious. I do not remem- ber what happened after that.”” A large number of witnesses were put upon the stand to prove the universal good character of the accised, many of whom were among the leading men of this city. o P BRILLIANT SOCIAL EVENT, Reception Given by the Wife of Governor Budd. SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 30.—One of the most brilliant social affairs ever wit- nessed in Sacramento occurred to-day, when the first lady of the State of Califor- ma, Mrs. James H. Budd, held a reception and, assisted by Mrs. J. L. McCord and Mrs. Judson C. Brusie, welcomed her many friends. In all nearly 1200 invitations were issned and there were but few who were fortunate enough to receive a card who failed to attend, In fact, knowing the impossibility of receiving all at onetime the reception 'gan 1n the morning and extended ‘with- out intermission until 9 p. M. % n the evening Governor Budd and his personal staff were present, and added to the brilliancy of the scene by appearing in uniform. The costumes of the ladies were exceedingly handsome and varied, the gentlemen wearing dress suits. : The reception took place at the resi- dence of Assemblyman Judson C. Brusie, whose handsome parlors were decorated With a wealth of smilax, potted plants and violets, K The reception committees consisted of Mrs. Judge Budd, Mrs. Henry Heilbron, rs. C. H. Hubbard, Mrs. Will Cothrin, Mrs. Charles Dillman, Miss J. M. Tadman, Miss Stevenson, Miss May Budd, Miss Lulu Neill, Miss Olive Neill, Mrs. C. A. Neill and Miss Lipman. 5 e 4 CRAZY, LOVESICK YOUTH. Takes a Shot .at His Sweetheart, but Spares Himself. SACRAMENTO, Car., Jan. 80.—John Berry went to the residence of Mrs. Meth- ven in this city this evening and fired a shot from a revolver at her daughter Maude. He then placed the revolver to his own head, but refrained from discharg- ing it The young man has been judged to be partially insane for a long time owing to excessive use of liquor. His story as re- lated to the officers at the City Prison this evening is as follows: ““1 bave loved Maude for five véars, and to-night when I called at the house her mother told me not to call any more, as Maunde was to be married in two weeks. I felt as though I would rather see her dead than the wife of another, so Idrew my re- volver and fired.” SHOTHS WRE I THE LE How a United States Deputy Marshal Quelled a Family Quarrel. They Are Now Disputing as to Whether or Not the Shot Was Acci- dental. LOS ANGELES, Cav., Jan. 30.—Thomas F. Botello, Deputy United States Marshal, shot his wife this morning about 8:30 o'clock. The two were engaged in a fam- ily quarrel, Tne ball passed through the rignt limb of Mrs. Botello. It entered the fleshy vportion of the leg, and piercing the-groin it plowed its way into a partition and there lodged. The bullet came from a cruel 44-caliber revolver. The injury is painful, but it will not be fatal. Mrs. Botello asserted that her husband had shot her intentionally and that there was no accident about it. *She said that time and again he had threatened to take her life and that he had been treating her cruelly for along time past. This morn- ing she arose as usual and prepared break- fast. In the meantime the Deputy Marshal ot up and the usual quarrel commenced. Mrs. Botello saysthat he deliberately drew his revolver and shot her. Botello himself admits that he and his wife had been guarreling. He says he merely drew his revolver to frighten her and that it was discharged accidentally. Botello is under arrest. AL RAILROAD SUIT. John Karr Wants $10,000 From the Southern Pacific. 1.0S ANGELES, Car., Jan. 80.—John Karr to-day filed an action against the Southern Pacific Railway Company for $10,000 damages and the further sum of $60 30, the value of a ticket wrongfully taken from him by one James Dowling, an employejof that company. The complaint alleges that plaintiff Karr boarded a Southern Pacific train at Los Angeles, January 10, 1896, northbound, and offered his ticket to E. Jenicke, the con- ductor of said train; that the conductor received the ticket, punched it in the same manner that he punched like tickets, and returned to plaintiff a certain punched slir which entitled him to ride to Bakers- field, and thereafter one James Dowling took the ticket from him and refused to re- turn it. Atthe_stasion of Saugus Karr was forcibly ejected from the train, not- withstanding that his deportment was gen- tlemanly and_his ticket called for trans- portation to San Francisco, Oakland, back again to Los Angeles, on to Phcenix and to points as far east as Illinois. G s MERCED AND THE VALLEY ROAD. City Trustees Hold a Special Meeting to Grant a Franchise. MERCED, CaL, Jan. 80.—The City Trustees held a special meeting this even- ing to receive the application for a fran- chise for the Valley Railroad to run its line, with the necessary sidings, through the city. E. F. Preston, counsel for the railroad, was present and presented the application of the company. A resolution was passed to print and the franchise, ac- cording to law, will be offered to the highest biader on the 5th of March next. After the business of the meeting was concluded the colonel made a few re- | marks, reciting the history of the corpora- | tion and its relations to the farmers of the San Joaquin Valley. He also spoke of the prozress of the road in one short year and closed by predicting the entrance of the iron horse into Merced by May 1. L R, Wilbur, the right-of-way man, en- livened the meetinfi by relating some of his experiences while performing his duties, With remarks from Judge Law, J. W. Knox, President Turner and Professor Rlngnalda the meeting adjourned, with the best of feeling for the new railroad and its projectors. e British Columbia Fruit Combine. VANCOUVER, B.C., Jan.30.—The fruit- growers of British Columbia have formed into a co-operative society for the disposal of ali fruit raised in the province. All the creameries will also be formed into a co- operative society. The Government will be asked to pass an act making a standard- size box for different fruit. This will not affect shipments from the States. The Canadian Pacific Railway will help both combines on freight rates. ¥ ———— Maynard Under Bonds at Petaluma. PETALUMA, CaL., Jan. $0.—After the examination of various witnesses in the case of the People vs. H. H. Maynard, arrested some tme ago_on the charge of shooting his companion, Winfield Go: udge King rendered a decision holding the defendant to appear before the Superior Court under $500 bonds. i grad Had Outlived Her Usefulness. SEATTLE, Wasx., Jan. 30.—Time-worn and rendered practically worthiess by the blasts of wind and sea, the birk Henry Buck, built at Bath, Me., forty-three years ago, recently used by the Oregon Improve- ment Company as a collier, was set on fire ;-Fd ‘?urnesl this afternoon off Duwamish ead. SRR Santa Maria Thug Sentenced. SANTA BARBARA,CAL., Jan. 30.—Jerry Bruggy, convicted of a murderous assault upon old Judge Hanley of Santa Maria, was yesterday, in the Superior Court, sen- tenced to a term of twelve years in San Quentin Penitentiary. Bruggy received ?.‘fim‘““’“" the philosophy of an old 'THE NEWS FROM SN JOSE An Attorney Charged by His Client With Sharp Practice. A BANK BOOK ASSIGNED. After Ten Days in Jail the Ter- rified Complainant Comes to His Senses. WANTS TO RECOVER THE BOOK. The Safe Deposit Bank of Savings Brings Suit to Determine Own- ership, SAN JOSE, CaL., Jan. 30.—The trial of the euit of the San Jose Safe Deposit Bank of Savings agamnst D. Bargettoand E. F. Fitzpatrick, to determine ownership to $259 90 deposited with the court, was par- tially heard before Judge Lorigan to-day. Last April Bargetto was arrested at Red- wood City on a criminal charge and em- ployed Attorney Fitzgerald to defend him. In order to guarantee Fitzgerald his attor- ney fee Bargetto gave him his bank pass- book and an order for the $259 90. Bargetto was subsequently released and sued out an injunction against the bank to restrain the payment of the money to Fitz- patrick. Bargetto says that he believes his arrest was made without complaint or warrant and none was ever made against him thereafter. While imprisoned Bar- getto says the attorney told him his offense was a serious one and might cause him to go to prison for fourteen years, but that he (Fitzpatrick) could secure his re- lease for $300 and upon the further con- dition that Bargetto leave the State in twenty-four hours, Believing this and being terrified Bar- getto paid $50 and assigned the bank ac- count. Some time after, through the in- strumentality of others and not Fitz- patrick, and on account of the refusal of the District Attorney to prosecute, Bar- getto was released, having been detained ten days in prison. Bargetto says that the attorney performed no service except to terrify him into assigning his bank ac- count to him and is not entitled to the money. The case was continued until to-mor- TOW. L SR SPRING 6RADUATION EXERCISES. An Interesting Programme Rendered. Names of the Graduates. SAN JOSE, Cav., Jan. 30.—The spring graduation exercises of the training- school department of the State Normal School was held this afternoon. An inter- esting programme was rendered. The graduates, eighteen in number, are as follows: Elsie Flammin{,v Luther Hobeon, Loy Weber, Florence W hiteside, Minnie King, Ethel McQuaid, Minnie Mc- Donald, Mollie Kennedy, Eisie Walker, Edwin McGrury, Lillie Weilminster, Edith Piumb, Lizzie ward, Ida Jackson, Ed- ward Kottinger, Arthur Caldwell, Charles Murphy. e GRASPED A LIVE WIRE. William P. Murphy of San Jose In- stantly Killed. SAN JOSE, Cavn., Jan. 30.—William P. Murphy, & young man 20 years of age, was instantly killed by an electrical shock this evening. @ He was repairing a transom in the base- ment of the Porter block, and endeavored to move an electric wire, which was not insulated. As the current struck his right hand Murphy grasped a water-paper with his leit hand and 2000 volts of electricity passed through his body. e Suit for Division of an Estate. SAN JOSE, Caw., Jan. 30.—George M. Gonsolus and Mary A. Shrader to-day commenced suit against Mrs. Maria Gon- solus and her minor daughter, Mabel Gon- solus, to have a twenty-seven-acre tract of land on the Mountain View and Saratoga road divided. The land was left by Dray- ton Gonsolus, who died in 1894, and the plaintiffs, who are children of the de- ceased, claim an inheritance each to the extent of two-ninths of the estate. Theyv aver that Mrs. Gonsolus is entitled to three-ninths and that Mabel Gonsolus is entitled to a like share with them. —_——— For Misdemeanor Embu,lomm’%. SAN JOSE, Car., Jan. 30.—Sam Brown was arraigned before Justice Dwyer to- day on a charge of misdemeauor embezzle- ment. Brown, in company with Lam- bodo, who was convicted of a similar charge, was tendered & $5 gold piece in yment of 25 cents’ worth of oranges. Re men left the place under pretense of getting the coin changed, but failed to re- turn. Brown will be tried to-morrow morning. S T S Arraigned on a Charge of Burglary. SAN JOSE, CAv., Jan. 30.—Hy Wilson, a negro, and Russell Harris were arraigned before Justice Dwyer to-day on the charge of burglarizing the residence of H. Korp at the Five-mile House. The men en- tered a plea of not guilty, and their ex- amination was set for February 5. Bail was fixed at $1000 each. e San Jose’s Milk Above Standard. S8AN JOSE, Car., Jan. 30.—Veterinary Inspector Spencer last night made tests of some thirty samrles of milk obtained from milk wagons. All the samples were above the required standard, ranging from 3 to 53¢ per cent butter fat. SANTA BARBARYS BLON The Oldest Inhabitant Has No Recollection of Anything Approaching It. Considerable Destruction of Property and Several Narrow Escapes From Death. SANTA BARBARA, Cav., Jan. 30.—The storm wound up last night with the big- gest wind that the oldest inhabitant has ever known in this valley. Numerous chimneys toppled over, and the frame of one small building in process of consiruc- tion collapsed, but the most extraordinary casualty occurred in Mission Canyon. A barn on the place of one Ruiz, a stone- cutter, standing near the edge of a bit of mesa, was lifted up bodily and flung vio- lently against his cottage, more than a hundred feet away, crashing in the kitchen roof, after which the fragments of the wrecked building went skating down the hillside. The aftermath of the storm is found in dangerous quicksands developed along the ocean beach between the east end of the boulevard and Montecito, in which the Misses Young of the latter place were very nearly swallowed up this morn- ing, their horse sinking until at _one time only his head and back were visibie, while the sands poured into their buegy. The pluck of “their spirited horse and prompt assistance from spectators avoided what might have otherwise been a fatal catas- trophe. —_——— SOLANO’S CRIMINAL RUUND-.UP. Two Men for the Pen—One on Trial for Kiiling His Mistress. SUISUN, Car., Jan. 30.—In the Superior Court of Solano County Michael O’Donnell was to-day sentenced to ten years’ impris- onment in Folsom for having shot and wounded Patsy Connelly in Vallejo last December. He was found guilty of an as- sault to murder, and Judge Buckles, in passing sentence, alluded to the criminal associations with which the prisoner was connected, and said some of the prisoner’s partners would doubtlessly follow him be- fore his term of imprisonment expired. John Carrington, who was charged with a felonious assault to commit rape on Mrs. Theresa Riley in Vallejo on December 51 last, was found guilty and will be sentenced to-day (Friday). The trial of William J. Stanton, who shot and killed his mistress, Medora H. Keach, 1n Vallejo last December and after- ward tried to commit suicide, was then proceeded with. The prisoner has fully recovered from the eifects of his seli- inflicted injuries, and preserved a cool demeanor during the selection of jurors. He was defended by George A. Lamont, and it is evident from the- nature of the interrogations put to the jurors that a plea of insanity will be the ‘main grounds of the defense. A full jury was secured this afternoon, and the testimony of the wit- nesses will be taken to-day. The caseis absorbing muen public interest. —_——— CHIOO’S ATHLETIC TEACHER. In Jail, Charged With Throttling and Robblng a Sheepherder. CHICO, Cav., Jan, 30.—Professor Moth, who has been instructing the Chico Ath- letic Club in the arts, is in jail on a charge of robbing a sheepherder out of $100. Last night Moth and the sheepherder were around drinking together, and about 2 o’clock this morning, on one of the back streets of the town, Moth grasped him by the throat and relieved him of his money. The sheepherder hunted up the officers and the professor was arrested and $60 of the money was found in his pockets. Pro- fessor Moth came nere from Qroville and was highly recommended by Captain Sex- ton of that place. TREED BY BLODDHOUNDS, The Thrilling Experience of Deputy Sheriff Brophy of Santa Rosa. He Undertook to Train the Dogs and Found Them Intelligent Pupils. SANTA ROSA, (AL, Jan. 30.—Sheriff Allen of this county is the owner of a pair of bloodhounds which are kept at the County Jail in this city. They are quite gentlé ‘with the boys about the jail, and are often taken out for exercise by the Sheriff or his deputies. To-day Frank Brophy and Harry Weise, Deputy Sheriffs, placed the two dogs in a spring wagon and drove out into the coun- try a few miles; Brophy then alighted from the wagon and crossed and recrossed a large open field, waded a stream or two and in various ways tried to throw the hounds off the scent. They were then placed upon the trail and unleashed. The heretofore gentle animalsat once became terocious monsters, and with deep- mouthed bays began to follow the flying deputy. With unerring instinct they fol- lowed the winding trail and scon overtook the panting Brophy at the edge of a little wood. Mr. Brophy saw at once that the dogs no longer recognized the companion of their puppyhood, and sturted for a tree. By tall sprinting he reached a small scrub oak ahead of the vicious brutes, and quickly swung himself into the highest branch. From this insecure perch the now thor- oughly frightened man watched the en- raged animals make frantic springs into the lower branches of the tree, and his loud yells of “Harry” brought Mr. Weise to his assistance. The latter gentleman leashed the hounds and placed them in the wagon, and Mr. Brophy descended from his perch and attempted to get in also, but the dogs were still full of fight, and all efforts to pacily them proved futile, so Brophy was compelled to walk the muddy county road three miles to his gome, a much wiser man on the subject of ogs. GUNBOAT HELENA AFLOAT. Successful Launching of the Ves- sel at the Newport News Yards, Christened by Miss Agnes Belle Steele, the Daughter of Helena's Mayor. NEWPORT NEWS, Vi, Jan. 30.—The gunboat Helena, added to the United States force afloat to-day in the presence of Admiral Bunce’s mysterious squadron of evolution, is an exact duplicate of the ‘Wilmington, -launched with the cruiser Nashville from the adjoining ways of the Newport News Ship-building and Dry- dock Company October 19 last, that occa- sion being made memorable by the pres- ence of the Secretary of the Navy and a distinguished official party to witnessthe first tandem launch in naval records. She is a 13-knot vessel of about 1400 tons displacement, 250 feet long, with the light draft of 9 feet, adapting her for service in shallow rivers, and when in commission she will carry a complement of 170 officers and men. A main battery of eight 4-inch quick- firing rifles, eight small rapid fire rifles and two Gatlings is designed more for at- tacks against unfortified positions than for combat against other naval vessels, for it s intended that vessels of this class shall be kept in Chinese waters and the harbors of countries near the tropics, for which pure Ppose she has been equipped with reiriger- ating apparatus and other appliances for the health and comfort of the crew. This vessel, like her sister, is electrically lighted throughout. ‘The cost was $280,000. Her godmother, who christeried her to-day, is Miss Agnes Belle Steele, daughter of the Mayor of Helena, Mont., who was in attendance to- day with an escort of fourteen ladies and gentlemen, having come East. solely for to- day’s function. 1 RUIN WROUGHT BY EXPLOSION, Three Men Killed and Many“4 Injured by the Bursting of a Boiler. ROLLING-MILL WRECKED Great Masses of Iron Hurled Throngh the Roof and Sides of the Building. THE ESCAPE OF THE ENGINEER. Workmen Made a Dash for Safety and Some Succeeded in Saving Their Lives. HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa., Jan. 30.—The most. disastrous accident that has hap- pened in this section for years occurred here this morning, when a boiler exploded in the large rolling-mills of the Hollidays: burg Iron and Nail Company. Three per- sons were killed, four may die and twenty others are more or less injured. The dead are: George Lane, aged 53 years, married, bricklayer, found crushed to death under the debris; Mgrrill Trees, aged 15 years, top of skull torn off and died in about half an hour; Cornelin§ Evans, aged 16 years, skull crushed and ~ ribs broken, died shortly after he was found. The most seriously injured are: Samuel Kephart, aged 36, married, skull fractured and injured internally, will die; Frank Kramer, aged 56, married, superintendent of mill, skull fractured and four ribs broken, may not recover; Samnel Marks, aged 50, skull fractured, jawbone broke and badiy burned, in a critical condition Robert Marks, aged 25, puddler, cut abou head and wrists and leg broken; Finiey Ferguson, aged 38, married, puddler, cut, burned and scalded, in a dangerous condi- tion; John Woomer, aged 45, married, puddler, skull fractured and internally in- jured, not expected to recover; Robert Murray, aged 40, unmarried, puddler, skull fractured and in a critical condition. The others were not seriously hurt. ‘When the accident occurred this morn- ing at 7:15 o’clock about 100 men were at work &t the mills. A 30-feet cylinder boiler exploded, spreading death and ruin inits course. The report of the explosion was heard all over the town. The men made a wild dash for safety, and the ma- jority escaped with but slight injuries. The causeof the explosion is a mystery, Engineer Kramer was standing by his engine at the time of the accident. He says the boiler had 100 pounds of steam on. He was not hurt. The boiler had been repaired and tested about sixty days ago. It is thought there was no water in the boiler. The boiler was placed over pudd- ling furnaces and heated from. their fires, When it exploded it went through the roof, tearing out the entire end of the mill and was then hurled about 200 feet. It crushed through the mill roof, throw- ing the beams and iron in all directions, completeiy wrecking that part of the plant. As the steam escaped from the ex- plosion the furnaces were demolished and stacks were thrown down. A number of puddlers were buried in the ruins. The end of the boiler was found 500 yards from the mill. Just before the explosion a tramp was seen cooking a piece of meat in front of one of the furnaces, and it is supposed he was killed and buried under the ruins, as he bas not been seen since the aceident, The loss to the company is about $5000, partly covered by insurance. NEW TO-DAY. 'HE old man who looks out at the world with clear and healthy eyes cannot help feeling great gratification at the thought that his children and his children’s children have inherited from him no weakness nor tendency to disease, q’rhe healthy old man is the man who has iy throughout his life kept his digestion good and his blood pure. Onmce in awhile you find such a man who has never taken any medicine. That man has lived a perfectly natural life. Not one in a thousand does do it. Sometimes very slight indiscretions or carelessness pave the way for serious sickness. e germ theory of disease is well ~ authenticated, and germs are every- p where. This need make no differenca to the perfectly healthy man. 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